Community Health Report Card

"The New River Health District's Community Health Report Card provides specific information and data on each of our locality's baseline and current collective health status and needs. It is intended to give the New River Valley a "benchmark" panel of vital health indicators that will serve to chart future progress and evaluate current activities. It outlines and measures the progress, or lack of progress, over time--both successes and failures--of the New River Health District and its localities toward achieving the Healthy People 2000 Objectives that were set forth for the new millenium."

Excerpt from J. Henry Hershey, MD, MPH, Health Director in his letter to Residents of the New River Valley

At a Glance Updates 2002

Reportable Diseases in Virginia

Introduction and Demographics

Improving Pregnancy Outcomes

Promoting Oral Health

Preventing Communicable Disease

Decreasing Morbidity/Mortality from the Leading Causes of Death

Reducing Injury Deaths

Protecting Our Community from Environmental Hazards

Abbreviations, Glossary, and References

Appendix A: At a Glance

Charts and tables illustrating Demographics, Pregnancy Outcomes, Oral Health, Communicable Disease, Leading Causes of Death, Injury Deaths, and Environmental Hazards.

Appendix B

Health Planning Regions, Health Districts, Local Health Departments, and Map of Virginia Health Districts.